This review examines the role of skeletal maturity ('bone age', BA) assessment in clinical
practice. BA is mainly used in children with the following conditions: short stature (addressed …

In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) has been progressively merging into the daily
practice of many healthcare professionals. Radiology is a branch of medicine that can …

Prolonged prednisolone treatment for the initial episode of childhood nephrotic syndrome
may reduce relapse rate, but whether this results from the increased duration of treatment or …

Bone age is one of biological indicators of maturity used in clinical practice and it is a very
important parameter of a child's assessment, especially in paediatric endocrinology. The …

Computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) has revolutionized the field of medical diagnosis. They
assist in improving the treatment potentials and intensify the survival frequency by early …

Osteoporosis is a metabolic bone disorder characterized by low bone mass, degradation of
bone microarchitecture, and susceptibility to fracture. It is a growing major health concern …

Background & aims Children with intestinal failure (IF) receiving long-term parenteral
nutrition (PN) are at risk of developing low bone mineral density (BMD). Next to the dual …

The objective of the work was to prepare an update on imaging methods for bone evaluation
during childhood and adolescence. The text was based on original and review articles on …

We propose an automated low cost tool for early diagnosis of onset of osteoporosis using
cortical radiogrammetry and cancellous texture analysis from hand and wrist radiographs …

Introduction Suspected osteopathology in chronically ill children often necessitates the
assessment of bone mineral density. The most frequently used methods are dual-energy X …